Post by Senior Pheonix on Jun 23, 2011 0:44:08 GMT -5
The Simourv:
Simourv provide their own name upon hatching. It is not known how, exactly, they know their names at so young an age - perhaps they learn them while they are still in the shell. It is known, however, that simourv have their own naming practices - their names always end in a -ph sound.
In addition to this, upon bonding a simourv will impart it's own name, as well as a new name for their new human companion; these names appear to be truncated versions of the human's original name.
The Kamrov:
Unlike their larger cousins, the simourv, kamrov do not have names as soon as they are hatched - or if they do, they are unable to relay them to their human companions. As such, humans must impart names onto them, and thus their names often have a greater variability than those of simourv. The name of a given kamrov depends largely upon the human they are bonded to and that human's lot in life. It is custom upon nobles and higher-class individuals to name their kamrov after deceased relatives, whereas guards are more likely to name their kamrov after creatures and figures out of the mythology of earth. Other social classes might name their kamrov after the traits of the creature itself - emphasizing color or speed, perhaps. While not enforced, these naming practices are considered the social norm across most of Baziala.
The owner or rider of the kamrov is also given a new name upon bonding - but unlike the simourv riders, these names are not given to them by the kamrov itself. Kamrov-rider naming traditions are based, in a way, upon the naming practices of simourv for their riders, and were perhaps initially started as a means of emulating those higher-ranked individuals. The new name of a kamrov rider is almost always some combination of the human's own name with that of their kamrov. There is a great degree of variability here, as any part or segment of either name can be combined into one whole. This naming practice is especially prevalent among guard-riders, and as such is most strongly enforced among their ranks.
Simourv provide their own name upon hatching. It is not known how, exactly, they know their names at so young an age - perhaps they learn them while they are still in the shell. It is known, however, that simourv have their own naming practices - their names always end in a -ph sound.
In addition to this, upon bonding a simourv will impart it's own name, as well as a new name for their new human companion; these names appear to be truncated versions of the human's original name.
The Kamrov:
Unlike their larger cousins, the simourv, kamrov do not have names as soon as they are hatched - or if they do, they are unable to relay them to their human companions. As such, humans must impart names onto them, and thus their names often have a greater variability than those of simourv. The name of a given kamrov depends largely upon the human they are bonded to and that human's lot in life. It is custom upon nobles and higher-class individuals to name their kamrov after deceased relatives, whereas guards are more likely to name their kamrov after creatures and figures out of the mythology of earth. Other social classes might name their kamrov after the traits of the creature itself - emphasizing color or speed, perhaps. While not enforced, these naming practices are considered the social norm across most of Baziala.
The owner or rider of the kamrov is also given a new name upon bonding - but unlike the simourv riders, these names are not given to them by the kamrov itself. Kamrov-rider naming traditions are based, in a way, upon the naming practices of simourv for their riders, and were perhaps initially started as a means of emulating those higher-ranked individuals. The new name of a kamrov rider is almost always some combination of the human's own name with that of their kamrov. There is a great degree of variability here, as any part or segment of either name can be combined into one whole. This naming practice is especially prevalent among guard-riders, and as such is most strongly enforced among their ranks.